Wild salmon are on the brink of disappearing from Irish waters
Only ‘urgent and transformative’ action can save them
How yellow rattle can inject new life into Ireland’s green spaces
Yellow rattle can help restore wildflowers and reverse the declines in our bee and butterfly populations
Ireland’s threatened corncrakes desperately need open, diverse and life-filled fields
We need to rethink what we mean by ‘the economy’ to protect birds and other wildlife
Ireland’s plan to weaken legal protections for waterways will push many of them beyond recovery
Ella McSweeney: The Department of Housing is proposing to give up trying to restore or naturalise many of our rivers
Ireland’s remaining bogs can have a second tale - of creation rather than extraction
Unlike trees, a living, healthy bog will soak up more carbon per square metre than almost any other ecosystem on Earth
Ireland has 33 species of mayfly. Even under immense pressure from humans, they adapt
These insects face great environmental threats including predators and rising water temperatures, but so far they are adapting
Irish hares are unique but the law of the land is against them
Ireland is one of the last remaining countries in Europe where these mystical creatures can be legally chased by dogs
Cornish hedges are works of art, with abundant nature providing the painterly flourishes
Two layers of stone filled inside with compacted earth and topped off with vegetation or turf, these are irresistible places for plants and animals to live
Beautifully sonorous blackcaps have discovered the key to a comfortable life
Ella McSweeney: These astonishingly small creatures are an example of a species thriving in a world that is changing faster than ever
Life had drained from a farmer’s soil. He asked for advice - and nature has made a return
Ella McSweeney: It is possible to counteract relentless damage to our soils caused by human activity
Rooks are on par with chimpanzees in terms of intelligence
A study showed an ability to modify sticks and even bend a straight piece of wire into a hook to retrieve food from a tube
‘Incredible - real David Attenborough stuff’: thousands of young sharks discovered off Ireland’s west coast
Scientists on board the Celtic Explorer recorded a nursery of blackmouth catsharks slowly circling each other
How do you resurrect a graveyard? Simply stop mowing the grass
Given a chance, dormant seeds will sprout, and with them, butterflies, bees, bats, birds and small mammals
Looking forward to a future where doctors prescribe time to take in a hedgerow
A new study finds that people watching nature videos reported electric shocks as less intense, a pattern also observed in their brain scans
Matt Murphy leaves an extraordinary legacy in and around Sherkin Island
Ella McSweeney on a thoughtful man who lived a determined and visionary life as a conservationist and educator